Plant-fender for plows



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J. B. PARKER M HOUSE PLANT FENDER FOR FLOWS No. 416,802 Patented Dec. 10, 1889.,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH R. PARKER AND MARKI-IOUSE, or POWDER SPRINGS, GEORGIA,

PLANT-FENDER FOR PLOWS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,802, dated December 10, 1889.

Application filed July 6, 1889; Serial No. 316,701. (No model.)

clear, and exact description of the invention, 4

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to attachments for plows and cultivators, whereby the dirt thrown up by the share is prevented from falling on top of the small and as yet tender plant which it is desired to plow out or cultivate with the implement to which this device is attached.

The object of the invention is to improve this class of plow attachments, so as to render them cheap and durable and also more effectually operative under varying circumstances owing to the great facility of adjustment obtained in this invention.

As ordinarily constructed, plan t-fenders are not reversible on the plowthat is, they are capable of being used on only one side of the plow, that side being the side for which they are constructed-while others are adapted to be changed from one side to the other; but to do this it is necessary that one or more parts of the device be detached and their position relative to the other parts changed before the device can be used on the other side of the plow-beam.

This invention therefore consists of a blade and means for its attachment to the beam of the plow, together with certain adjusting devices, all of which are fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the device in place on the beam of a plow, showing its relative position thereto, and also the relative posi-, tions of .each of the various parts of said fender when placed on the left-hand side of the plow-beam. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device, showing further the form of the various parts, all of which are in the position in which they are shown in perspective in Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 is a view from the back end of a plow, showing the device in end elevation and on the opposite side of the beam from the position shown in Fig. 1.

In these figures, like reference-marks indicating corresponding parts in the several views, A is the blade, B and B the brackets or arms, and O the beam of a plow or cultivator. 1

Through the beam 0 are bored two holes in such positions as will bring the blade A slightly in advance of the share when in place. Through these holes pass bolts 12, which also pass through the slots b" in the upper ends of the arms B 13.

Through the upper edge of the blade A are holes, and in the lower ends of the. brackets B B are also holes, one in each upper corner of the blade and two in the lower end of each bracket. Through the upper one of these holes in both brackets and those in the blade pass bolts a, which secure t-he'said blade to the said arms and pivot it thereon. This allows, when the armsBB' are bolted pivotally, as shown, to the beam, the motion backward and forward of said blade parallel to said beam. It is necessary that there be some means of limiting this backward and forward motion of said blade, and also of securing the said blade in any intermediate posit-ion at which the work to be performed necessitates its being placed. To this end slots at are made in the blade A, which are of the length necessary so to limit the motion in conjunction with the bolts 0., which pass through the lower holes in each of the brackets B B, and also through the slots a. By tightening the bolts a said blade may be secured in any desired intermediate position, throwing the blade to any working share.

In the upper ends of the brackets B B are slots 1)", through which pass, as before mentioned, the bolts b. These holes areslotted for the purpose of allowing longitudinal movement of the said brackets when desired for the purpose of further adjusting the blade relative to the share and to its height from the ground.

position relative to the The forward bracket B is inclinedforward in order that the strain on it may be a pulling strain and not torsional, so that when it strikes a stone or stump accidentally in its operation the sudden jar and strain incident thereto will be effectually resisted by the said bracket and the danger of injury thereby obviated. In each of the said brackets B B an offset Z), which is for the purpose of cansing the blade A to hang at some distance from the share. It is obvious that an y shortening or lengthening of this offset will ad-' just the distance of said blade from the share.

The ends of the blade A may be rounded made of iron or low steel, and the proportions of the several parts of the device are thought to be about correct as shown.

If desired, holes of any desired Either orboth ends of the blade A may be moved to any desired distance from the beam by means of washers of"suitable thickness placed between said beam and the brackets B B.

I -Iaving thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

In a plant-fender for plows, the adjustable arms B 13, having longitudinal slots 1) in the ends, which are attached to the beam and pivoted near their other ends to a blade A, provided with concentric slots a to receive the adj usting bolts a, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH R. PARKER. MARK HOUSE.

W Vitnesses:

PETER O. MoLAIN, JOHN D. WHITE. 

